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2020.01.15 Baslow - Nether End, SK259721, NNW (across A619) to - then NNE up Bar Road, along Baslow Edge, Curbar Edge to SK251762, ZZ down FP to to cross A625 Rd, on to River Derwent, then 150m on Rd to Froggat Bridge, ~W across B6001 Rd, up FP to New Rd, follow New Rd (or higher track past Riley Graves) to Eyam, FP ~ESE down to Stoney Middleton, due to time delay party spit into a) -  planned route  - Calver, Bank Wood, Baslow, b) - easier route FP ~E then ZZ on Rds to New Bridge on River Derwent, along The Goit & thru Stocking Farm, ~S  along River Derwent (DVHWay) turning at Baslow Church back to Baslow Nether End - Leader Simon Gray - Wednesday

1) Start from 'bus stop' - (You are Here) -  take road ~NNW then join Bar Road running ~NNE up to Baslow Edge

2) Open park area at Nether End

3) 'E - R' - Elizabeth Regina

4) Gardom's Edge seen at top right above A 621 (Sheffield Road)

5) up Bar Road

6) morning break

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8) River Derwent below

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10) view of Gardom's Edge in front with Birchen Edge behind.

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12) 'Eagle' Stone - origin of Eagle - may have had different name originally?

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!5) On Baslow Edge
16) looking from Baslow Edge across at Curbar Edge
17) Winhill Pike at top just left of centre
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21) up to Curbar Edge (after crossing road between Baslow & Curbar Edges)
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23) Now on Curbar Edge
24) Glimpse of River Derwent at New Bridge below. Stoney Middleton in distance behind it.
25) Zoomed in further on New Bridge (seen later close up by some on alternative return route to Baslow)

26) continuing along Curbar Edge
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34) Winhill Pike again in view at top
35) The Stables and Hotel seen below. We later followed the road (seen below) from Froggatt Bridge, crossed the B 6001 Road, then followed the FP across the ploughed field and alongside the dry stone wall up to New Road.
36) Zoomed in view of Hotel and Stables
37) coming down from Curbar Edge (just before Froggatt Edge)

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39) Zig - zag downwards
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45) We crossed the A 625 Road near this Public House shown on map
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47) continuing downward in slippery conditions towards The River Derwent
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49) Froggatt & Curbar Edges behind

50) Froggatt Bridge which we crossed over

51) The River Derwent seen upstream from Froggatt Bridge

52) The 'Hotel' seen earlier (not a hotel at present?)

53) the last gasp up to New Road

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55) view back to White Edge at top (behind Froggatt & Curbar Edges lower down)

56) looking across at the road (between Curbar and Baslow  Edges) which descends to Curbar

57) un-named Hall on New Road. New Road is closed to traffic to Eyam - presumably because of likely landslips

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59) Eyam where we lunched

60) down to Stoney Middleton

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62) another wet & slippery path

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64) A Chapel in Stoney Middleton - party split here into two because of time lost through unforeseen circumstances (late start due to bus etc)

65) Parish Church at Stoney Middleton

66) another view of Church

67) a brook running down toward The Derwent River

68) New Bridge seen earlier from Curbar Edge

69) We followed along The Goit toward Calver Mill. The headrace weir is behind.

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71) passing thru Stocking Farm

72) The River Derwent below St Mary's Wood

73) approaching St Mary's Wood

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75) Weir seen from road next to River derwent near Bubnell

76) End of weir. Gap seen was possibly for waterwheel? Converted mill building behind?

77) looking back at weir

78) Baslow's Parish Church

79) Baslow Hall

80) We returned on secondary roads (starting near church), to Baslow Nether End

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